Okay, so this morning I had my exam for A2 English Language and Literature, which was 2 1/2 hours. I basically had to write 2 essays, one on unseen texts and one of Wuthering Heights.
I knew I preferred the Wuthering Heights part, as I actually like the novel, and know it inside-out. Plus, its so much easier to revise for than the unseen texts section, especially on the context front!
We get marked for contextual references, and the annoying thing about the unseen texts is that they could be anything, from any time period, in any format and on any theme. So basically ive been watching loads of horrible histories clips on youtube, and documentaries on random bits of history, hoping some of it would become useful.
But I think I did well, we had to talk about the presentation of school, and then about marriage in Wuthering Heights (i was utterly in my element there) which I compared to King Lear. I think I may get a few brownie points for memorising a whole load of quotes! :)
So yes, exam went well, and i'm happy!!!
No more exams!
So now i'll have more time for this, and general fun stuff :D
P.S.
I'll get round to doing that 2nd part of the party ideas blog, but as were putting the marquee up and beginning the decorations tomorrow, I felt it would be best to leave it until then :)
P.P.S.
Could even do the Analysis of a messy bedroom, part 2 soon, my bedroom is a complete tip (even by my standards) due to all the party stuff thats in there!
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label College. Show all posts
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Catch Up
So I haven't posted in a while... a week and two days I believe. But in my defence, I have been an very incredibly busy person.
Here is an example of what I have been doing: Today and yesterday was our 12 hour textiles exam, and here is the dress I made (from scratch, from my own pattern) :)
Its not completely finished, I'm going to sew more beads into the flowers, add a corset fastening to the back, and put fairy lights into the skirt... but I am pleased with it :)
My theme was the metaphorical 'alliance' between Catholicism and the city of Florence, and I was particularly inspired by John Paul Gaultier and Florence and the Machine's stage costumes. The flowers look yellow in these photos, but they are actually gold.
So the outfit I'm posting today is the one I wore to Mum's birthday dinner, which was a few days ago.
I really like the dress, and I've had it for years! I find I wear it to smart/casual events, such as dinners and exhibitions, and it was £7 from Primark!!!
The jacket is also from Primark, and is fairly new. I like it due to the cropped length, and it just seems to go with everything.
I bought this bracelet from a carboot sale. I had been looking at these bracelets for ages, and got this one, with all the beads shown here, for only £6!! Bargain- yes. Was i happy- totally :)
In terms of makeup, I just kept it simple. No foundation/ concealer/ blush etc, just eye make up. I used Barry M black liquid eyeliner for the flicks, and mascara from Rimmel (I think?)
I just coloured in my eyebrows with a cheapy old black lipliner, and viola!
Looking at this photo, I can see I did a bag job on my eyebrows, but hey ho!
Watch this space ;)
Here is an example of what I have been doing: Today and yesterday was our 12 hour textiles exam, and here is the dress I made (from scratch, from my own pattern) :)
Its not completely finished, I'm going to sew more beads into the flowers, add a corset fastening to the back, and put fairy lights into the skirt... but I am pleased with it :)
My theme was the metaphorical 'alliance' between Catholicism and the city of Florence, and I was particularly inspired by John Paul Gaultier and Florence and the Machine's stage costumes. The flowers look yellow in these photos, but they are actually gold.
So the outfit I'm posting today is the one I wore to Mum's birthday dinner, which was a few days ago.
I really like the dress, and I've had it for years! I find I wear it to smart/casual events, such as dinners and exhibitions, and it was £7 from Primark!!!
The jacket is also from Primark, and is fairly new. I like it due to the cropped length, and it just seems to go with everything.
In terms of makeup, I just kept it simple. No foundation/ concealer/ blush etc, just eye make up. I used Barry M black liquid eyeliner for the flicks, and mascara from Rimmel (I think?)
I just coloured in my eyebrows with a cheapy old black lipliner, and viola!
Looking at this photo, I can see I did a bag job on my eyebrows, but hey ho!
Watch this space ;)
Monday, 30 April 2012
My Outfit :)
So if you read my last blog, you'll know that I'm planning on posting an outfit on here every few days, as I love clothes and have heaps of beautiful dresses and heels (i cannot resist heels!) and I only ever wear the same things! So by doing this, I guess I'll be wearing more of my wardrobe.
Today I'm posting what I wore today, to college and then to the theatre with my grandma (we saw an Agatha Christie and yes, thankyou, it was good) :D
For the theatre I just added basic makeup which I did in the car, as I dont usually wear makeup to college.
The top was a hand-me-down, which one of my cousins gave me :)
The shorts are one of the few items I own from topshop, which I got for christmas. I'm really into navy high-waisted shorts, theyre so comfy!
The shoes were mums, and as we have similar shoe sizes, we share shoes sometimes. And i'm not sure where the tights are from, but they have holes in... thats like a trademark for me, i cant seem to wear tights for five minutes without laddering them >.<
This is the wooden pendant necklace I got from Switzerland, which I got from the woodcutter who lived in a really steep valley. We had to walk all the way down to get to him, where he then personalised badges, necklaces and other gifts by burning the wood with a special tool. We then had to walk all the way back up the hill, which almost killed us, but I really like this necklace so I think it was worth it.
This is a ring I bought in Florence, just as I was developing my ooh-shiny-shiny ring obsession. I call it my space pirate ring, as I believe this will be what hipster pirates from the future will wear :D
So this is my makeup- nothing too complcated. I filled in my eyebrows with black eyeliner/lipliner/whatever I could find at the time, put a bit of mascara on, and decided to concentrate more on my lips.
Here are the products I used. I got the max factor lip stain for christmas, as I wanted a bold colour that wouldnt come off as easily as lipstick. However, I find that it works best as an undercoat for a layer of similarly-coloured lipstick, to ensure that colour stays on.
The lipstick is from Florence, from a makeup shop called KIKO. It was unbelievably affordable and is really smooth and long-lasting... so dont snub the cheaper brands!
So that was my outfit today :) stay tuned for more
Sammie
xoxo
Today I'm posting what I wore today, to college and then to the theatre with my grandma (we saw an Agatha Christie and yes, thankyou, it was good) :D
For the theatre I just added basic makeup which I did in the car, as I dont usually wear makeup to college.
The top was a hand-me-down, which one of my cousins gave me :)
The shorts are one of the few items I own from topshop, which I got for christmas. I'm really into navy high-waisted shorts, theyre so comfy!
The shoes were mums, and as we have similar shoe sizes, we share shoes sometimes. And i'm not sure where the tights are from, but they have holes in... thats like a trademark for me, i cant seem to wear tights for five minutes without laddering them >.<
This is the wooden pendant necklace I got from Switzerland, which I got from the woodcutter who lived in a really steep valley. We had to walk all the way down to get to him, where he then personalised badges, necklaces and other gifts by burning the wood with a special tool. We then had to walk all the way back up the hill, which almost killed us, but I really like this necklace so I think it was worth it.
This is a ring I bought in Florence, just as I was developing my ooh-shiny-shiny ring obsession. I call it my space pirate ring, as I believe this will be what hipster pirates from the future will wear :D
So this is my makeup- nothing too complcated. I filled in my eyebrows with black eyeliner/lipliner/whatever I could find at the time, put a bit of mascara on, and decided to concentrate more on my lips.
Here are the products I used. I got the max factor lip stain for christmas, as I wanted a bold colour that wouldnt come off as easily as lipstick. However, I find that it works best as an undercoat for a layer of similarly-coloured lipstick, to ensure that colour stays on.
The lipstick is from Florence, from a makeup shop called KIKO. It was unbelievably affordable and is really smooth and long-lasting... so dont snub the cheaper brands!
So that was my outfit today :) stay tuned for more
Sammie
xoxo
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Weekend, Oh sweet weekend!
So I havent posted for a few days, but to be fair, these past few days have been pretty busy!
First things first- The Apprentice. As to be expected, a bunch of ignorant, big-headed, overpaid idiots are chosen to fumble their way through pretty simple tasks. I thought the girls should have one that task because a. their design was much better and b. they seemed to put alot more effort in. And seriously, the boys were charging £15 for a small teddybear with a union jack tee shirt!
So then came the boardroom... although the team leader was obviously first to be blamed, she definitely didnt deserve to go home (also, i think Sir ... sorry, Lord Alan is trying to kick the habit of firing the first project managers). So that left Katie and Bilyana. Although Bilyana was a loudmouth and really annoying, he was going to fire Katie for doing next to nothing at all. So as he was about to (clearly) tell Katie that she was fired, Bilyana pipes up, interuppting him and begging for another chance, so Lord-Sir-Mister Alan then decides to change course and fire her.... lol!
I know that The Apprentice is getting repetitive, but I will keep watching it each year as I genuinely love it. And I may even consider auditioning for the Junior Apprentice :)
Yesterday, I went to London with the art department from college. Although I had to be on the train at about 10am, I got dropped in town at 9am ish, so I had a hot chocolate in McDonalds and got a few chapters of Wuthering Heights read. (Although I didn't really find Wuthering Heights interesting, I'm now completely absorbed into it... and I'm beginning to find that I'm also listening to Kate Bush's ridiculous song more and more too- seriously, I cannot get to 9 seconds before I laugh at her voice and dance moves in the video)
But yes.... as I was drinking my hot chocolate in McDonalds, or rather waiting for it to cool down for half an hour, then quickly drinking it before it gets cold, this couple came and sat down in the booth next to me. When 'Don't Lie' by the Black Eyed Peas came on, the sang along to it, the guy rapping and the girl doing the girl parts.... honestly, it was the cutest thing I have ever seen whilst waiting for a stupidly hot drink to cool down.
I then got on the train, didnt get lost, met up with my friends and was slightly late meeting the other art people under the clock at waterloo (it was only like 4 minutes late though, which wasnt too bad at all).We visited the Saatchi gallery, which had so many cool, contemporary pieces in. There was a gallery with huge pieces with probably at least £1000 worth of paint just splodged onto each of them by Andre Butzer , who refers to his work as 'Science-Fiction Expressionism'- I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH IT ARGHHHH. Here is one of his pieces...
There were so many things around the gallery- sculptures, paintings, installations that were just there, without barriers around and they were just so... touchable. It truly drove me crazy.
Unfortunately, I had to leave early for a waitressing job, but I spent the last half an hour I had in London doing 'street photography'- taking pictures of random people who are unaware that I am taking photographs of them. Loads of people around the art and photography department do this, and its so much fun! I swear it was like pringles- once you start you just cant stop!
........so yeah, I filled up Rob's memory card with pictures of randomers walking along..... oops....
Last night, I saw Hayley again (yay!) and we did a waitressing job in Petersfield, serving the annual national trust dinner. It was very posh, so we had to look smart (minimal, clean makeup, hair tied back, black shirt and apron etc). We did many things, but the one task I dreaded was collecting plates back from the tables. The others kind of left me to this, so I basically collected 175 dirty plates whilst constantly hoping that I wouldnt dump a half eaten roast dinner or greek salad on an expensive suit or dress. I actually did pretty well, I mean, I dropped a pretty much clean knife onto a lady's lap but she just laughed about it. I think the worst thing that happened was when I was collecting the mayor's plate, and the stack of dirty plates in my hand wobbled really badly, and there was nothing anyone could do but watch. Luckily, it didnt fall, but I swear that I nearly had a heart attack!
So I got paid £40 and bought home some delicious leftovers of roast potatoes, beef and turkey (unfortunately, I dropped more than half of the potatoes in the nice lady's car who was giving me a lift home- but tbh i'm more disappointed that i lost loads of the potatoes more than i felt sorry for the car - I did get them all out of the car though! ). I also bought home 6 bottles of sweet, expensive wine that I actually like as its so sweet :) So yes, I think I got paid pretty well :D
Today, i hope to see my dad and get some art work done... i'm thinking of making a triptych with lots of overlayering and embroidery for my next development piece for art.
Tomorrow, I have Linda's (Rob's mum's ) birthday party at Sam's. It's going to be really nice to see all of his lovely family again and perhaps play poker.... and I'm looking forward to seeing Macy again, his cute little neice who is obssessed with pepper pig and toy story.
TTFN
Sammie :)
xoxo
First things first- The Apprentice. As to be expected, a bunch of ignorant, big-headed, overpaid idiots are chosen to fumble their way through pretty simple tasks. I thought the girls should have one that task because a. their design was much better and b. they seemed to put alot more effort in. And seriously, the boys were charging £15 for a small teddybear with a union jack tee shirt!
So then came the boardroom... although the team leader was obviously first to be blamed, she definitely didnt deserve to go home (also, i think Sir ... sorry, Lord Alan is trying to kick the habit of firing the first project managers). So that left Katie and Bilyana. Although Bilyana was a loudmouth and really annoying, he was going to fire Katie for doing next to nothing at all. So as he was about to (clearly) tell Katie that she was fired, Bilyana pipes up, interuppting him and begging for another chance, so Lord-Sir-Mister Alan then decides to change course and fire her.... lol!
I know that The Apprentice is getting repetitive, but I will keep watching it each year as I genuinely love it. And I may even consider auditioning for the Junior Apprentice :)
Yesterday, I went to London with the art department from college. Although I had to be on the train at about 10am, I got dropped in town at 9am ish, so I had a hot chocolate in McDonalds and got a few chapters of Wuthering Heights read. (Although I didn't really find Wuthering Heights interesting, I'm now completely absorbed into it... and I'm beginning to find that I'm also listening to Kate Bush's ridiculous song more and more too- seriously, I cannot get to 9 seconds before I laugh at her voice and dance moves in the video)
But yes.... as I was drinking my hot chocolate in McDonalds, or rather waiting for it to cool down for half an hour, then quickly drinking it before it gets cold, this couple came and sat down in the booth next to me. When 'Don't Lie' by the Black Eyed Peas came on, the sang along to it, the guy rapping and the girl doing the girl parts.... honestly, it was the cutest thing I have ever seen whilst waiting for a stupidly hot drink to cool down.
I then got on the train, didnt get lost, met up with my friends and was slightly late meeting the other art people under the clock at waterloo (it was only like 4 minutes late though, which wasnt too bad at all).We visited the Saatchi gallery, which had so many cool, contemporary pieces in. There was a gallery with huge pieces with probably at least £1000 worth of paint just splodged onto each of them by Andre Butzer , who refers to his work as 'Science-Fiction Expressionism'- I JUST WANTED TO TOUCH IT ARGHHHH. Here is one of his pieces...
There were so many things around the gallery- sculptures, paintings, installations that were just there, without barriers around and they were just so... touchable. It truly drove me crazy.
Unfortunately, I had to leave early for a waitressing job, but I spent the last half an hour I had in London doing 'street photography'- taking pictures of random people who are unaware that I am taking photographs of them. Loads of people around the art and photography department do this, and its so much fun! I swear it was like pringles- once you start you just cant stop!
........so yeah, I filled up Rob's memory card with pictures of randomers walking along..... oops....
Last night, I saw Hayley again (yay!) and we did a waitressing job in Petersfield, serving the annual national trust dinner. It was very posh, so we had to look smart (minimal, clean makeup, hair tied back, black shirt and apron etc). We did many things, but the one task I dreaded was collecting plates back from the tables. The others kind of left me to this, so I basically collected 175 dirty plates whilst constantly hoping that I wouldnt dump a half eaten roast dinner or greek salad on an expensive suit or dress. I actually did pretty well, I mean, I dropped a pretty much clean knife onto a lady's lap but she just laughed about it. I think the worst thing that happened was when I was collecting the mayor's plate, and the stack of dirty plates in my hand wobbled really badly, and there was nothing anyone could do but watch. Luckily, it didnt fall, but I swear that I nearly had a heart attack!
So I got paid £40 and bought home some delicious leftovers of roast potatoes, beef and turkey (unfortunately, I dropped more than half of the potatoes in the nice lady's car who was giving me a lift home- but tbh i'm more disappointed that i lost loads of the potatoes more than i felt sorry for the car - I did get them all out of the car though! ). I also bought home 6 bottles of sweet, expensive wine that I actually like as its so sweet :) So yes, I think I got paid pretty well :D
Today, i hope to see my dad and get some art work done... i'm thinking of making a triptych with lots of overlayering and embroidery for my next development piece for art.
Tomorrow, I have Linda's (Rob's mum's ) birthday party at Sam's. It's going to be really nice to see all of his lovely family again and perhaps play poker.... and I'm looking forward to seeing Macy again, his cute little neice who is obssessed with pepper pig and toy story.
TTFN
Sammie :)
xoxo
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